0 to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger:
1 to decide not to do something, or to stop believing something, because it causes too many problems:
The government is retreating from its promises.
2 If a price retreats, it goes down after it has gone up:
3 a move back by soldiers or an army, either because they have been defeated or in order to avoid fighting:
6 to move back and away from someone or something, esp. because you are frightened or want to be alone:
7 the act of going away from a person or place because you are unwilling to fight any more or are frightened:
8 to become lower in value or amount, especially after getting higher:
9 to stop doing something, because it causes too many problems:
10 a fall in the price, amount, etc. of something, especially after having been high:
11 a decision not to do something you had planned to do, because it causes too many problems
On seeing us, the deer stood stock-still for a moment, then turned and retreated into the forest.
I saw her coming and retreated.
The battle ended in an ignominious retreat from the front line.
The luxury resort is used as a retreat by the rich and famous.
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位置, 退卻, 撤退…
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位置, 退却, 撤退…
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batirse en retirada, retirada, retirarse…
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retirar-se, bater em retirada, retirada…
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退却する, 撤退する, 退却…
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geri çekilmek, cephe hattından çekilmek, mücadeleden/şavaştan vazgeçmek…
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battre en retraite, se retirer, retraite [feminine]…
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retirar-se, retirada…
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